Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and a few of her peers sued CVS on Wednesday, alleging the pharmacy giant for years failed to provide Medicaid members with access to the same discount as cash-paying customers. Campbell and attorneys general in Connecticut, Indiana and Oklahoma jointly filed a civil action after a whistleblower complaint in Washington, D.C., prompting the company to 'strongly dispute' the allegations.
A federal judge has sided with the FDA over a decision last year to remove two Eli Lilly drugs — the Zepbound weight loss medicine and the Mounjaro diabetes treatment — from a shortages list kept by the agency. The move means that patients will no longer have access to cheaper versions from compounding pharmacies.
President Donald Trump plans to revive an effort to dramatically slash drug costs by tying the amount the government pays for some medicines to lower prices abroad, three people familiar with the matter told POLITICO. Trump early next week is expected to sign an executive order directing aides to pursue the initiative, called "most favored nation," for a selection of drugs within the Medicare program. The idea would use the administration's authorities to force prices down.
President Trump has switched up his pick for U.S. Surgeon General, tapping best-selling author and wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means in place of his initial pick, former Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat. Nesheiwat withdrew her nomination following scrutiny over how she had represented her medical credentials.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said one controversial proposal to cut federal Medicaid funding was off the table and another would likely be excluded from the bill containing President Trump’s domestic policy priorities.
Both had been red lines for a number of moderate and vulnerable Republicans, leaving the GOP closer to an agreement on which Medicaid cuts will be included in the final product. Still, lawmakers said Tuesday no final decisions had been made on one of the most hot-button issues facing the far-reaching package.
The Trump administration's approach to mental and behavioral health has so far featured federal funding cuts and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s deeply controversial approach to autism, but past remarks by the president and Kennedy suggest that more disruption is likely on the horizon.